Completion
Complete each statement.
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The three main layers that make up the Earth are the
____________, ____________, and __________________.
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Matching
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a. | A layer of Earth where humans live | e. | Humans usually feel this when
plates move | b. | Middle layer of the Earth that is the largest and can be broken into two
parts | f. | Made up of solid rock
that contains iron and nickle | c. | The rate at which the Earth’s temperature
increases with depth | g. | Lower
layer in the upper mantle where rocks are described as being like road tar | d. | Top layer of the
upper mantle that contains strong rocks |
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2.
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Mantle
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3.
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Lithosphere
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4.
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Aesthenosphere
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5.
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Earthquakes
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6.
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Crust
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7.
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Inner Core
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8.
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Geothermal gradient
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Short Answer
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What type of evidence do we have of the Earth’s
interior?
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10.
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Explain the following equation (make sure that you link these two
geologists’ ideas together)  Alfred
Wegner
+  Arthur Holmes
= Plate Tectonics
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The movement in the outer core is responsible for___________________________.
Explain what happens to our Earth with this concept. 
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